Mortimer Community College is a secondary school located in South Shields. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 11/05/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

Check Mortimer Community College location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
Reading Road, South Shields

School Information

Address: Reading Road, South Shields, NE33 4UG
Website: http://www.mortimercommunitycollege.co.uk/
Telephone: 01914566511
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: South Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Hignett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 108727

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1085
Number of Pupils: 1052
Number of Boys: 511
Number of Girls: 541

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.21 Confidence interval -0.42 to -0.01
Of the 152 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 149 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:89%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.46
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mortimer Primary School
Mortimer Road , NE34 0RW
4out of 4 127 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashley Primary School
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
2out of 4 588 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stanhope Primary School
Gresford Street , NE33 4SZ
3out of 4 843 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Laygate Community School
Laygate Lane , NE33 4JJ
3out of 4 905 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Olive Street , NE33 4RH
- not rated 1,237 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mortimer Community College
Reading Road , NE33 4UG
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's RC College
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
4out of 4 752 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Harton Academy
Lisle Road , NE34 6DL
4out of 4 1,475 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tyne Coast College
St George's Avenue , NE34 6ET
- not rated 760 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park View School
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
3out of 4 504 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
2out of 4 588 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
AutismAble CIC
The Captains Row , NE33 5AS
- not rated 1,209 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bamburgh School
Norham Avenue , NE34 7TD
3out of 4 1,802 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.